What a night! 

Thank you to everyone who attended in person, bid online, donated items, purchased packages, and volunteered. Your generosity—and the incredible crew of volunteers who made the evening run smoothly—created an unforgettable event for Whittier. You were so enthusiastic, in fact, that our auction platform triggered an automatic fraud hold three separate times because transactions were happening so quickly. While we could have gone without that excitement, we’re incredibly grateful you hung with us and danced the night away.

We did it. Not only did we reach our $90,000 goal—we surpassed it. As of March 12, Spring Fling has raised $107,468 for Whittier. Thank you to everyone who donated, bid, shared, volunteered, danced, laughed, and helped make this event such a success. We couldn’t have done it without each and every one of you (please see the full list of names below!).

Your generosity sends a clear message: our community values continued investment in our staff, programs, services, and the experiences that make Whittier special.

If you’d still like to participate or already have and are coordinating logistics:

Need to pick something up?
If you purchased a physical item or Garden Portrait and didn’t grab it at the event and haven’t been contacted by the Front Office team, please contact president@whittierptaseattle.org to coordinate your pick up. Note: Hosted Parties don’t require pickup—we’ll contact you with details as your event approaches.

Still want to contribute to Fund the Need?
Technical issues happened—it’s not too late. Donate here:
https://wildcats.schoolauction.net/springfling2026/g/fundtheneed
(And don’t forget employer matching if your company offers it!)

Garden Portraits
You can still purchase your child’s portrait here:
https://wildcats.schoolauction.net/springfling2026/catalog?id=310
Please note: we only have one print per student.

Billing or receipt questions?
Email support@whittierptaseattle.org and we’ll help sort it out.

Still Available: Auction Items & Hosted Parties

We’ve split any remaining larger packages into individual “buy now” items—no bidding required.

Browse everything here: https://wildcats.schoolauction.net/springfling2026/catalog

Highlights include:

• Class Art: Faces of 5th Grade – Rizzlers of Room 307
• Women’s Sports Buckets: Now split into a Basketball edition and Soccer Edition! Tickets + cool merch + gift cards!
• Classic and Delightfully Unhinged Whittier Merch: Drawstring backpack, fan, safety vest, athletic shorts, “Some Wildcats Don’t Unicycle” tee, Dog poop bag holders, light box, and more
• Experiences from Local Businesses: Dance classes, Camps (skate, Kong Academy, and more), Top Pot donuts and more
• Hosted Parties (Limited Tickets Remaining): From karaoke nights to backyard BBQs, there are still spots left for some incredible experiences!

Auction item & Hosted Party ticket purchases close March 20.

Thank you again for showing up so enthusiastically for Whittier. We’re incredibly proud of this event and grateful for the community that made it possible.